Saturday's Sound Off

Saturday, April 20, 2013

In response to the article on Sunday that Pottsgrove School District wants to add $400,000 in new personnel, I think what the money should go to is supporting the custodial staff at each school. Considering all the problems and concerns they have to maintain a clean environment for our children, it would be a great asset. They deal with a lot of problems like broken down cleaning equipment and not enough resources to do their job while still trying to keep our schools clean.

Afghanistan is a failed country. It has been a failed country for centuries. There is absolutely no reason for the U.S. to keep our troops or spend one more penny of our treasure on that country trying to drag them to the 21st century. You will never get them past the 15th century. We should leave that country and leave them to themselves. If they want to brutalize their own people, itís their country.

It would be nice to see published the names, phone numbers and addresses of our state and federal representatives so that people would know who to contact. A current listing would be wonderful for those people who only read the paper once in awhile because they canít afford to buy one.

This is to the people who are pounding Obama. He didnít put us in this predicament. You can go all the way back to George Bush and the CIA with bad information when we went into war in Afghanistan and Iraq for the last 10 years. Bad information put this country where itís at. Heís just trying to regroup what George Bush left him in, trash. Some of his spending and cuts donít make sense but at least heís trying. George Bush ruined it and walked away.

Happy day to everybody. I recently stopped at a new little deli on 16 S. Keim St. Excellent food and sandwiches. Just a highlight maybe to help us out in Pottstown a little bit. Thank you to these people who are running it.

A big thank you to the Pottstown Historic Neighborhood Assoc. for their generous donation to Forgotten Pets, to Pet Value in Royersford who allowed us to have a two-day fundraiser there and all the people who came out and supported it. As usual the funds go to help spay and neuter cats in the streets of Pottstown, we try to give medical help when needed but above all try to find homes. Currently we have about 15 cats off the street up for adoption.

BILL AND FORGOTTEN CATSI saw an article on smoking. I quit smoking 11 years ago and have just been diagnosed with emphysema. Smoking is no joke. I always thought it was cool. Now I am sorry I smoked.

How can the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approve a new $14 million tax break for the sale and repair of private and corporate jets yet not fund priorities such as schools and health care?

DISGUSTEDRead in a legislative report out of Harrisburg that the House State Government Committee will conduct a hearing on pension reform including discussion of HB240 which would allow future state and school employees to opt into a defined contribution retirement program in lieu of becoming a member of PSERS or SERS or defined benefit program. Are they kidding? Whoís going to give up their bottomless pit of taxpayer property tax dollars? Another do-nothing tactic.

THE TOWN CRIERI see people calling in about the trash along the highways and how bad our streets in Pottstown look. Maybe we could get these people on Welfare off their backs and stop having babies and make them go out and pick the trash up. That would be less weíd have to pay for these Welfare people. Theyíd be earning their money and they would stop having so many babies.

Pennsylvania state law no longer allows computer components to be left out for trash pick up. Iíll be happy to accept PCs, printers, and flat paneled monitors. Please call Jim at 484-941-2937.

Notice to the people who use Sunset Drive in the east end as a raceway, there are children who live and play on the street. The speed limit is 25, not 40 or 50 mph. If I get your license number, Iím going to call the police. Slow down.

Yes, you have a wonderful yard, the grass is green, itís beautiful. Weed and Feed really works but it puts cancer producing chemicals into the ground. If you have your own well, you could contaminate your house water and your children would be subject to cancer. Look at the ingredients. It might surprise you. Dandelions bloom and theyíre gone and all they leave is green leaves behind. Think again before you poison your ground and water.